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High Court clarifies ‘dominant use’ in land tax exemption for animal farms
Unanimously dismissing an appeal by thoroughbred breeding and horseracing giant Godolphin, the High Court has ruled on the proper construction of a tax exemption for rural land in NSW.
eSafety Commissioner to drop court case against X over stabbing footage
The online safety watchdog has dropped her Federal Court action seeking to force X to put a worldwide block on graphic footage of the April stabbing of a religious leader at Wakeley, following a judge's decision not to maintain an injunction against the social media platform.
Pfizer calls out ‘impermissible fishing expedition’ in fight over Enbrel biosimilar
Drug giant Pfizer has blasted Samsung Bioepis' “fishing expedition” in its suit alleging infringement of the patent for its blockbuster arthritis drug Enbrel, telling the court the Korean biotech should not be allowed to dig for new grounds of invalidity.  
Pacific Werribee shopping centre owners mull $335M suit against Probuild
The co-owners of Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have largely won their bid for insurance documents as they weigh a second case against collapsed construction company, allegedly worth up to $335 million. 
Latitude defeats customer’s $1M lawsuit over data breach
A judge has thrown out a self-represented customer’s lawsuit against non-bank lender Latitude Financial after he defaulted on court orders and refused to join tech giants DXC Technology and Crowdstrike to his case over a cyberattack that compromised 14 million customer records. 
Santos socked with $2.75M penalty for record-keeping failures
The Australian Energy Regulator has secured a $2.75 million penalty in a case against oil and gas company Santos alleging record-keeping failures in breach of the National Gas Rules. 
MinterEllison nabs energy and resources expert from Dentons
MinterEllison’s Perth office has welcomed a new energy and resources expert from Dentons, fleshing out the firm's Western Australian capabilities. 
Domino’s faces threat of shareholder class action
Domino’s is facing a potential shareholder class action for allegedly misleading the market about its expected performance in Japan. 
ABC sacked radio host Antoinette Lattouf, FWC finds
Former radio host Antoinette Lattouf is planning to bring an unfair termination case against the broadcaster, after the Fair Work Commission found the ABC terminated her from a casual presenting role.
Law firm repping ‘number of women’ in TV industry over harassment, discrimination claims
Amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour by Nine's former news director, plaintiff law firm Maurice Blackburn says it is representing "a number of women" in the television industry who are pursuing sexual harassment and discrimination claims.